Questions: Which of the following best describes the mood in a literary work?

The answer is the feeling a reader experiences while reading.

This option describes the tone of the literary work, which is the narrator's or author's attitude toward the subject matter or audience. It is not the same as the mood.

This option correctly describes the mood of a literary work. The mood is the emotional atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader, which evokes certain feelings or vibes through the use of descriptive language, setting, and other literary elements.

This option is unrelated to the concept of mood in a literary work. The publisher's opinion is more about the marketability or quality of the book rather than the emotional experience it provides to the reader.